Poetry

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What is personification?

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Personification is a literary device where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating that one is the other.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Imagery is the use of descriptive language that engages the human senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch) to create vivid pictures in the reader's mind.

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What is repetition in poetry?

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Repetition is a literary device where a word or phrase is repeated throughout a poem to create emphasis or a certain effect.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words, often used to create rhythm or mood.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.

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What is rhyme in poetry?

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Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines in poems, often used to create a musical quality.

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What is rhythm in poetry?

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Rhythm is the pattern of sounds and silences in a poem, created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables.

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What is a stanza?

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A stanza is a grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space from other stanzas, similar to a paragraph in prose.